Tag: Carriages

Old West Stories in Newspapers: Here Comes the Morning Stagecoach!

By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 19, 2012

Maybe it was because of Father’s Day, but there were a lot of old western movies on TV this past weekend. Good ones, too, starring Gregory Peck, John Wayne, and more. So, it was no surprise when I was combing through GenealogyBank today that I found this great newspaper article about an old western... (Read More)

Old Man of the Mountain – RIP 3 May 2003

By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 4, 2009

It was six years ago that the Old Man of the Mountain fell. His passing is as deeply felt today as when I heard the shocking news in 2003. It came across as a cable news bulletin. Hikers had heard the awful rumble in the early hours while it was still dark and when... (Read More)